Best Public Schools in Shady Spring, WV

Summary:

The city of Shady Spring, West Virginia is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Shady Spring High, Shady Spring Middle School, and Shady Spring Elementary. These schools are part of the Raleigh County Schools district and have demonstrated strong academic performance, with several standout schools in the area.

Shady Spring High School consistently ranks in the top 20-34 high schools in West Virginia and maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in 11th-grade proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and boasts an impressive 92.5% 4-year graduation rate. Shady Spring Middle School is also a standout, ranking in the top 27-35 middle schools in the state and exceeding the district and state averages in 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade proficiency rates for Mathematics and English Language Arts.

While Shady Spring Elementary shows strong performance in 3rd-grade English Language Arts, its overall statewide ranking (113th out of 355 elementary schools) is lower compared to the high school and middle school. However, the district as a whole demonstrates efficient resource allocation, with relatively low student-teacher ratios and higher-than-average spending per student across all three schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)							WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)							WV Assessment Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shady Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Flat Top Rd	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4633	447	31	14.4		428 (95.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	61.8	113^th of 355 public elementary schools	68.2%		57.2	145^th of 368 public elementary schools	60.6%	32	53.9	56.1	48.3					58.5	48.5	51.7					43.3			$11,443	$1,232	$10,212
Shady Spring High	Public	9-12	300 Hinton Rd	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4647	754	51	14.7		704 (93.4%)	13 (1.7%)	14 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	84.4	15^th of 111 public high schools	86.5%		68.3	34^th of 112 public high schools	69.6%	19							25.6							67.7			32.9	$11,409	$1,040	$10,370
Shady Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Flat Top Rd	Shady Spring	25918	Raleigh County	Raleigh County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 256-4570	599	45	13.3		571 (95.3%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	66.8	35^th of 168 public middle schools	79.2%		70.7	31^st of 169 public middle schools	81.7%	4				42.7	49.8	33.9					52.4	49.8	46.4			23.6		$10,318	$865	$9,453

Cities Near Shady Spring

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Daniels	2.8 mi	1	61^st
Welch	3.92 mi	4	258^th
Ghent	5.15 mi	1	47^th
Beckley	5.81 mi	12	83^rd
Coal City	6.54 mi	2	128^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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